Alertkari

Village in the Zugdidi Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia

Village in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia

Alertkari ალერტკარი
Village
42°32′03″N 41°58′22″E / 42.53417°N 41.97278°E / 42.53417; 41.97278
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Municipality	Zugdidi
Elevation	220 ft (70 m)
Population (2014)
• Total	509^[1]
Demonym	Alertkarali
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Alertkari (Georgian and Mingrelian: ალერტკარი; till February 2, 2018 was called Grigolishi) is a village in the Zugdidi Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia. Situated 12 km north-east of the city Zugdidi. There is a 19th-century church in the village. Tea growing was developed during the Soviet period. During the Soviet period, it was called Grigolish, i.e. "Grigoli's village" in the Mingrelian language, in honor of the Bolshevik Grigol Rogava. In 2018, the old name was returned.^[2]

References

^ "General population census 2014". National Statistical Service of Georgia. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "ზოგიერთი გეოგრაფიული ობიექტისათვის სახელწოდების გადარქმევის შესახებ | სსიპ "საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე"". matsne.gov.ge. Retrieved January 6, 2024.